'… Rosenberg's views are important and the specialist in this area should consult this volume.' Journal of Economic Methodology

• Introduction; 1. A field guide to recent species of naturalism; 2. Naturalistic epistemology for eliminative materialists; 3. Limits to biological knowledge; 4. Reductionism redux: computing the embryo; 5. What happens to genetics when holism runs amok?; 6. The biological justification of ethics: a best-case scenario; 7. Moral realism and social science; 8; Contractarianism and the 'trolley' problem; 9. Does evolutionary theory give comfort or inspiration to economics?; 10. The politicial philosophy of biological endowments: some considerations; 11. Research tactics and economic strategies: the case of the human Genome project; Bibliography; Index.

'… Rosenberg's views are important and the specialist in this area should consult this volume.' Journal of Economic Methodology

• Introduction; 1. A field guide to recent species of naturalism; 2. Naturalistic epistemology for eliminative materialists; 3. Limits to biological knowledge; 4. Reductionism redux: computing the embryo; 5. What happens to genetics when holism runs amok?; 6. The biological justification of ethics: a best-case scenario; 7. Moral realism and social science; 8; Contractarianism and the 'trolley' problem; 9. Does evolutionary theory give comfort or inspiration to economics?; 10. The politicial philosophy of biological endowments: some considerations; 11. Research tactics and economic strategies: the case of the human Genome project; Bibliography; Index.

'… Rosenberg's views are important and the specialist in this area should consult this volume.' Journal of Economic Methodology

• Introduction; 1. A field guide to recent species of naturalism; 2. Naturalistic epistemology for eliminative materialists; 3. Limits to biological knowledge; 4. Reductionism redux: computing the embryo; 5. What happens to genetics when holism runs amok?; 6. The biological justification of ethics: a best-case scenario; 7. Moral realism and social science; 8; Contractarianism and the 'trolley' problem; 9. Does evolutionary theory give comfort or inspiration to economics?; 10. The politicial philosophy of biological endowments: some considerations; 11. Research tactics and economic strategies: the case of the human Genome project; Bibliography; Index.